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Thursday, June 19, 2008

so, we got a dog, happy day! we named him toby, and he's adorable! he's a 4 month old black and white cockapoo. he loves to run around and play, and will even play fetch. . . well, sort of. he'll run and get whatever you throw, but he doesn't bring it back. . . we're working on house breaking him, which is frustrating, but i think it's going well. he's crate trained, so he stays in there at night and when we're not around. if he goes on the floor, he goes in as well. today was the longest he'd ever been out, but he peed AND pooped on the floor, so in he went again! poor dog, but he's gotta learn somehow. up till his accident though, he'd been out of the crate for about 2 hours. he was a happy puppy, that's for sure. i just need to figure out his signal for needing to go out (if there even IS one yet), i think that'll help alot. till then, we'll just keep doing what we're doing. . .

i'm a little nervous about letting him run around the house mostly b/c he had fleas when we first got him home and i haven't had a chance to check and see if the treatment we put on him worked. i don't want him getting fleas in our carpets or furniture, so until i know that it's working, he'll be staying away from the softer surfaces. . .

anyways, here's some pictures of him; the first one is when he was getting a bath to help kill the fleas--

just resting--

no more pictures! silly puppy--

he's totally cute and really fun, and i'm sure that once he's housebroken and all the fleas are gone, we'll get to enjoy him even more! :)

ok, so it's been a while since i wrote, but things have been a little crazy. jon's been studying so he can test for staff, so he's been using the computer alot for that, as well as reviewing stuff for work since he had a 4 month break from his actual job. . .

trevor's first birthday was 2 weeks ago! he got a pool from us, which he got to play in while jon was at work that day--

we celebrated in the evening by inviting another family over for dinner and cake. we had chicken tacos, then opened presents (the one in the picture is from his grandma r.)--

after that, we had funfetti cake. trevor had a good time w/ it - fortunately, i made him a cupcake w/out icing so it would be a little less mess to clean up!

all done and ready for a bath!

so after everyone left, trevor needed a bath. well, he decided to give me a present as well - he pooped in the tub! ugh! jon laughed about it, but whatever. i guess that was trevor's way of telling me i need to clean the bathroom more often! :P

about me

I love movies, music, and food and love to share all of them with the people I love. I love to bake and have won awards for many of my creations! I've been married to my hubby since August 2005. I earned a Bachelors in Exercise Science and a minor in chemistry in December 2006, but have chosen to be a stay at home mom. We have 3 little boys, Trevor, Scott, and Ezra. I'm currently homeschooling them, working part time, and performing as a soloist with the Rockville Civic Ballet while my husband completes his MBA in Accounting.